March 8 (EUROPA PRESS) –
The speaker of the United States House of Representatives, Kevin McCarthy, has confirmed that he will receive the president of Taiwan, Tsai Ing Wen, on a visit scheduled for this year to the North American country by the Taiwanese leader in the midst of an increase in tension with Chinese.
McCarthy, who has indicated that he hopes to meet her, has rejected for the moment that he will travel to the island. “This has nothing to do with my trip, with whether or not I am going to Taiwan,” she said at a press conference, according to the Bloomberg news agency.
The ‘Financial Times’ newspaper already reported on Monday that McCarthy was scheduled to hold a meeting with Tsai in the state of California instead of in Taipei, the Taiwanese capital, given the possibility that such a visit could provoke harsh criticism. by Beijing as the trip made by his predecessor in office, Nancy Pelosi, already did in the past.
However, McCarthy has pointed out that China will not condition their movements: “They cannot tell me where I can or cannot go.” Likewise, he has stated that he would like to visit the island and go there with a group of deputies.
The Chinese authorities have expressed their rejection in this regard and have said they are “deeply concerned.” “China strongly opposes any official exchange between Taiwan and the United States,” Defense Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said.
